Ramblin’ Wreck

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GT v. Clemson – The Jackets pulled off the upset. The Tigers were with out Ellington in the back field and that hurt them relying on true freshman Bellamy, who let them down royally. The Tech defense stood out stellar play for the corner J. Thomas who came through late in the game with two interceptions to save the game. Washington’s decisions and Orwin Smith’s speed on the toss keep the offense scoring on way to a 31 – 17 route of the then #5 Tigers. The big question is how will this carry in to next week against the Virginia Tech Hokies who are in the driver’s seat of the ACC Coastal Division.

Oregon v. Wash State – The ducks in their usual fashion scored and did it fast. The offense returned its two most prominent stars/starters with Darren Thomas and LeMichael James returning to the line up. In true Darren Thomas fashion mid way through the second quarter scrambles from the pocket and throws a pass on the run to a wide open L. Tunei for a touchdown. Though Thomas was pulled at the half the electrifying Bryan Bennett didn’t disappoint. Connecting twice in the third for TD’s. While LeMichael James was eased back into the offense so look for him to reclaim the reigns shortly.

Texas v. Kansas – “I THREW IT ON THE GROUND” said Texas this week against the Jayhawks. The Longhorns had 441 yds on the ground with Bergeron, Brown, Goodwin, & Whittaker all had over 50 yds rushing with Brown and Bergeron combining for 255. The defense put on a clinic allowing only 46 total yards from Kansas and -2 of those yds came from 20 rushing attempts. It seems like the team is headed in the right direction. Seeing how David Ash is getting the start over McCoy we’ll see how they far against the Sooner Topplers, Texas Tech, at home next week.

Colorado & Utah – So recently the Pac-10 expanded to the Pac-12 in which the schools Utah and Colorado. Neither team has beating any teams in the Pac-12. Between the two teams they have won four games. Colorado has been out scored 297 to 155. Utah has beaten BYU, Montana State, and Pitt. Although Pitt was a good non-conference win for Utah it means nothing if you don’t have any conference victories. So in short not sure of a reason at all why, short of monetary, that you would switch to a conference where you can’t win. I am not sure that the pros (money) out way the cons (THE W’s), but I know that if Buffaloes can’t win the early part of their schedule the only thing left that isn’t a blow out on paper is the game against Utah. Utah can at least say they have won some games but they are in the same boat where the match against Colorado maybe the light at the end of the tunnel.

Oregon v. Colorado – Well in this week Colorado lost without putting an offensive point on the board. A 45 – 2 blow out at the hands of the Ducks who played without both LaMichael James and Darron Thomas again. Simple victory for the Ducks they are a few weeks from an anticipated challenge in Washington and their stellar QB. But Next week they will have to deal with Washington State who have a descent passing offense and desperately need a big win

GT v. Miami – Not sure how to put this…..NOPE I DO. The speed of the Miami Hurricane defense makes them one of the best teams in the country at stopping the triple option. Not to mention Tech has struggled the last two weeks against teams that aren’t know for stout defensive prowess. So the ‘Canes not only had the skill to impede the Paul Johnson offense a handbook or how-to. Make it worse the Jackets have to bounce back quickly because they have an 8 pm game against the Undefeated #5 Clemson Tigers.

Texas Tech v. OU – Well we found the Sooners weakness and its a team the can score quickly and through the air.

GT v. Virginia – Plus, the defense held the Virginia offence scoreless the entire second half of the game. Minus, by the time the second half started the Jackets were already losing. And with the road map that Maryland laid out last week for stopping Paul Johnson’s offence, the Virginia defense did just that. The Jackets need to figure out how to work around or correct these problems. The Miami defense has a lot more potential than the Virginia defense and would be a lot harder on the Paul Johnson offense.

Oregon v. ASU – With the hype surrounding the tallest QB in FBS football, 6′ 8″ Brock Osweiler, Arizona State looked to be in an optimal position this year to defeat the talent Oregon Duck’s. But in usual Duck fashion the game ended with a large margin of victory. The Duck’s relied on the explosive speed of Kenyon Barner since their Heisman hopeful LaMichael James is still nursing the dislocated elbow from last game. To add to the value and depth of the injury list the starting OB Darren Thomas went out late in the game for a mild concussion. Though the Ducks seem down a bright spot on the horizon is De’Anthony “DAT” Thomas. The young freshman has added speed an diversity to the team which has help them score more points.

Texas v. OK State – So bouncing back from the disappointment that was the Red River Rivalry is hard but Texas came out with the intent to due just that. They were out gunned by Brandon Weeden and Justin Blackman but they aren’t the first and won’t be the last. The pair connected 7 times for 74 yards and a TD. With the quick strike potential ever present its hard for defense to concentrate on the run ad that killed Texas this week. Jeremy Smith had 7 touches for 140 yards and 2 TD’s. Plus, Foswhitt Whittaker return a kick-off 100 yds for a score this is his second 100 yd kick return in 2 games. Cap’n America got jets!

OU v. Texas – The Longhorns for a mostly young team looked really confident in the opening minutes of the game. But in the end they just got DOMINATED by the skill not coaching of the OU team. One thing I will say about OU is that I am a fan of beating up your opponent on the scoreboard until the game ends but I don’t understand keeping your starters in the entire game. That I feel leads to more self-hurt then not.

GT v. Maryland – Uh Oh the Jackets were held to a very minimal game. Yes there was a victory against Maryland at the end of the day but if someone can figure out how to stop the offense of GT the defense can’t do anything about it. I hope that Coach Johnson can fix what holes the Maryland time found in his attack strategy but history says that’s unlikely to happen.

Oregon v. Cal – So Oregon got their week started early on Thursday night and boy it was fun for the Ducks. Got off to their normal start just Chipping (get the reference Chip Kell) away at the Cal defense. And like usual they exploded in the second half scoring four more times and holding Cal to no points. There is pause for concern the Ducks leading rusher and tempo setter for the team, LaMichael James, went down in the second half with a dislocated shoulder and will be out for some unknown amount of time.

GT V. NC State – Without Russell Wilson I can’t see how NC State has much of a chance building on the success which he created last year. As seen by this game NC State couldn’t gain the lead not for lack of trying. Orwin Smith on the other hand (this “bloggers” favorite GT player) had a awesome game rushing for three TD’s which seems to be how Coach Johnson drew it up. I am still concerned as to why the defense is allowing so many points but I guess as long as you win the fans won’t care.

Texas V. Iowa ST. – Another Revenge win for the Longhorns which They need more of before the Red River Rivalry but what can you do about that. The chip on the shoulder mentally was only slightly there which I believe is due to the number of young players you are starting this season. I would have love to see the ‘Horns put up 50 but i can settle for 37. Because these young guys need a confidence boost to feel more sound before playing OU because they aren’t push overs.

Nebraska V. Wisconsin – Speak of the Devil Russell Wilson went H.A.M. Saturday night against the Black Shirt defense. In the first half Wilson threw for 233 yds and went 12 of 16 for two TD’s. Which open the flood gates for Montee Ball’s 4 TD’s on 150 yds. Oh and Russell rushed for a TD… I dont know but I can’t see how it was better for anybody other than Russell and his new Wisconsin teammates for him to not return to NC State. But I am sure Glennon is happy to start.

GT V. UNC –
So this game is closer than I want to believe even after watching it. TRUTH: the offense was stellar again coach Paul is a master of his playbook and that demands respect. BUT: the defense needs to create more stops in the future. I will say from my perspective another ACC title is in hand if the team doesn’t make mistakes/beat themselves. Second BUT is that the athletes who the team depends on to make plays need to make the easy/open/step-up/cupcake plays This weeks example #5 Hill made a great one handed catch BUT he missed a wide open, basket catch, no one with in 20 yds of him TD pass. These are things that will make it harder to win the conference and win in late bowl games against better opponents.

Oregon V. Arizona –
In true Oregon fashion the game started slow and the took off. LeMichael James is keeping this team in the hunt for early January bowl games but what we all know is that the end of their schedule and how they play it is what’s gonna determine their fate, along with the “all mighty computer”. BUT I want to see them get the ball of the ground in the coming weeks, I want the offense to spread the defense and get after them through the air. This I feel will help lighten the load for Kenyon Barner, Josh Huff and of course LeMichael James. Thus allowing them to be more dynamic and harder to stop in future contests.

Ok State V. TX A&M –
This was a game in true OK State fashion, that is ” Don’t turn that channel”. This proved to be true because at half the Cowboys were down 20-3 with the Weeden/Blackmon combo resulting in One field goal on 5 drives. And the defense had given up 295 yds a rushing TD, a passing TD, and two field goals. But after the half the Cowboys came out and put up three TD is the 3rd quarter and two field goals in the fourth to squeeze by with a one point win. The key of course was the connection between Weeden and Blackmon in the first half they had four completions for 49 yds but in the second the hooked up 7 times for 72 yds and a TD. If you can find out when they are playing because they like giving their fans and onlookers an exciting football game.

Texas V. BYU #smh Not sure what to make of this, defense showed up, and the coaches decided to pull Gilbert…. I not sure whether that will pan out but I am happy to see to a confident freshman.

Texas V. UCLA So the coaches stayed with McCoy and it paid off. The fluidity and familiarity that was shown in week one seemed to be there. Not really a road test but it is a great revenge win from last year. The “wild-bevo”or whatever you want to name it is still doing the trick cause Fozzy rushed in a 36 yard TD off the direct snap.

DUCKS

Oregon V. LSU was a revisit to the same problems the Ducks faces in the BCS national championship game. The big, and fast team with time to prepare will beat Oregon. On top of the obvious fact that Oregon was ill prepared mentally with the 12 penalties for 95 yards and the four turnovers they were bound to get beat. Plus side is at least it was week one.

Oregon V. Nevada looked like business as usual the defense gave up a few to many points which I am not sure if that is something that can be changed or not. But if they could check that then they can win the Pac-12 and make it to the Rose Bowl.

Oregon V. MO State push over game no offence to the MO State players but the Ducks were the better team and proved it. Down side was there was no scoring in the 4th but I suffice with just holding them to 7 points

RAMBLIN’ WRECK

GT V. West Car was a cake walk because it was supposed to be. The nice thing was to see that the starters had settled more into their rolls from last year. Nice to see Hill catch a ball for once and to see Peoples, Jones, and Smith make good use of their size and speed catching out of the back field.

GT V. Mid Ten St. was yet another cake walk. Not for good reason with a youngish team such as this to build character and insure that they are ready for the pressure of the regular season. CONTRARY to common belief just because the team is passing in the first to weeks doesn’t mean that they are going to use a more pass heavy system. Though it is nice to see the jackets achieve the skeleton of a passing attack.

GT V. Kansas was to be the first test for the triple option but they were so prepared for the zone read or option toss that they got beat multiple times by the toss sweep. Jackets fastest play beat the JayHawks up and down the field. Yet that’s not the best part of the Jackets play on Saturday. The best part is the jacket defense didn’t allow the JayHawks to beat them through the air. Though they did allow for over 300 yards of offense to many times last year did they get beat up but the aerial attack of another team.